About

I joined Sheffield Hallam in 2022 on a part time secondment from my frontline role as an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) for Looked After Children in local authority Children’s Social Care.

I qualified as a social worker almost thirty years ago. I was awarded a Diploma in Social Work from Anglia Polytechnic University in 1994. I teach across different courses and modules and act as a tutor and academic adviser to students on the BA, Masters and the Degree Apprenticeship.

I worked for over ten years as a frontline child protection social worker before moving into training and development, where I held managerial roles in the private and public sectors. I have recently worked as a practice consultant mentoring newly qualified social workers before accepting my current role in 2020. I am registered with the profession’s regulator, Social Work England.

In 2018 I completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management for Social Work at the University of Sheffield.

Originally from Dublin, I completed a BA in History at the University of Dublin, Trinity College (1989), and for the past 25 years I have lived in Sheffield.

Teaching

Department of Social Work and Social Care and Community Studies

College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences

Social Work

Courses taught:

BA Social Work

DA Social Work

Masters in Social Work

Learning Disability & Social Work